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Takuya Kitatsuji

Osaka City Government, Japan

Takuya Kitatsuji is in charge of the environmental administration of an entire city.

As the Director General of the Osaka City Environment Bureau, his work includes overseeing environmental conservation, waste management and energy policies. He has previously worked for the Port and Harbor Bureau, the Finance Bureau and the Social Welfare Bureau of the Osaka City Government. He is currently working on updating Osaka City’s Basic Environmental Plan, as well as progressing activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Osaka City, and furthering international environmental cooperation.

Takuya Kitatsuji is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Mon 22 October at 14:30 : Building a Sound-Material Cycle Society: Learnings from Japan

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Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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